JP4608461B2 - Vehicle lamp mounting structure and motorcycle - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle lamp mounting structure and a motorcycle.

  In a vehicle such as a motorcycle, a body frame is covered with a cover, and a winker lamp, a head lamp, and a tail lamp are attached to the cover. Such a lamp mounting structure is disclosed in, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 below.

  Specifically, Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose a structure in which a winker lamp is attached to a front cover of a motorcycle. An opening is provided in the front cover, and a winker lamp is provided in the opening from the back side of the front cover. The lamp body of the blinker lamp is inserted and screwed to the back of the cover.

  In this mounting structure, since the winker lamp is mounted from the back side of the cover, a space for inserting the winker lamp is required in the cover. Further, a space for inserting and operating a screw fixing tool is also required in the cover. In such a motorcycle that cannot secure a space, it is necessary to attach a blinker lamp with the cover removed from the body frame, and it is necessary to remove the cover each time the bulb is replaced.

On the other hand, a technique for screwing a lamp such as a blinker lamp from the surface side of the cover is also conventionally known. In this case, it is possible to attach the lamp without removing the cover, but the external appearance deteriorates because the screw is exposed to the outside.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-173286 JP 2002-205596 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a lamp mounting structure for a vehicle that can improve the mounting workability of the lamp to the cover and that does not impair the appearance.

  The present invention provides a vehicle lamp mounting structure in which an opening is formed in a cover of a vehicle and a lamp is mounted on the opening from the front surface side of the cover. An attachment member having an engaged portion that engages with the engaging portion and a support portion that contacts the back surface of the cover is provided.

  According to this, the engaged portion of the mounting member is engaged with the engaging portion of the lamp, and the support portion of the mounting member is brought into contact with the back surface of the cover, so that the lamp is not detached (dropped) to the cover surface side. Can be attached. Then, since it is sufficient to engage and attach the attachment member to the back surface of the lamp, there is no need for a large space for operating a tool or the like in the cover, and the lamp can be attached without removing the cover from the vehicle body. . Further, since the attachment member is attached to the back side of the cover, it is not exposed to the outside and the appearance is not impaired.

  It is preferable that the engaged portion is configured to engage with the engaging portion by being inserted in a direction substantially along the back surface of the cover. Thereby, a space required for attaching the attachment member can be further reduced.

  It is preferable that the mounting member has a biasing member that applies a biasing force to the lamp toward the back side of the cover. This can prevent the lamp from rattling.

  It is preferable that a groove into which the other is inserted is formed in one of the engaging portion and the engaged portion. Thus, the engaging portion and the engaged portion can be easily engaged with a simple structure.

  Further, it is preferable that a hook for hooking on the peripheral edge of the opening is provided on one end side of the lamp, and the engaging portion is provided on the other end side of the lamp. Thereby, one end side of the lamp can be attached to the opening by the hook and the other end side can be easily attached by the attachment member.

  In the lamp mounting structure of the present invention, when the engaged portion is engaged with the engaging portion, the mounting member is guided so that the engaged portion is substantially positioned at an appropriate position with respect to the engaging portion. It is preferable that a guide means is provided. As a result, the mounting member can be mounted accurately and quickly.

  The lamp mounting structure of the present invention preferably includes a fixture for fixing the mounting member to the lamp or the cover. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the attachment member engaged with the engaging portion from being detached due to traveling vibration of the vehicle or the like or removed due to theft or the like.

  A connecting portion between the cover and another cover adjacent to the cover is disposed in the opening, and the connecting portion is preferably covered by the lamp attached to the opening. According to this, both the covers can be easily connected from the outside with bolts or the like in a state where the lamp is not attached to the cover, and the connecting part of both covers is covered by attaching the lamp to the opening. It is not exposed to the outside and the appearance is not impaired. The lamp mounting structure of the present invention can be configured as a lamp mounting structure for a motorcycle.

  According to the present invention, the lamp can be easily mounted by engaging the engaged portion of the mounting member with the engaging portion provided on the back surface of the lamp, and the mounting member is not exposed to the outside, so that the external appearance is obtained. Will not be damaged.

(Composition of vehicle (motorcycle))
FIG. 1 is a right side view of a motorcycle 10 to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the motorcycle 10.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the motorcycle 10 is of a scooter type, and includes a vehicle body 12 configured by covering a frame (not shown) with covers 19, 20, and 21. A front wheel 13 is disposed at the front of the vehicle body 12, a rear wheel 14 is disposed at the rear of the vehicle body 12, and an engine 15 is disposed between the front wheel 13 and the rear wheel 14.

  A handle 16 is provided at the front upper portion of the vehicle body 12, and a front wheel 13 is rotatably supported at a lower end portion of a front fork 17 connected to the handle 16. A swing arm 18 is swingably provided at the rear portion of the frame (not shown) of the vehicle body 12, and the rear wheel 14 is rotatably supported at the rear end portion of the swing arm 18.

  The cover is disposed on the lower side of the handle 16 at the front end of the vehicle body 12, the front side cover 20 extending downward from the left and right sides of the front cover 19, and the rear side of the vehicle body 12. The rear side cover 21 is provided. Blinker lamps 22 are provided on the left and right sides of the front cover 19. A seat 23 is disposed above the rear side cover 21. The handle 16 is covered with a handle cover 24. A headlight 25 is provided at the front portion of the handle cover 24, and an instrument panel 26 having a speed meter, a rotation speed meter, and the like is provided on the upper surface.

  The front end portion of the seat 23 is connected to the frame of the vehicle body 12 via a hinge 27. Therefore, the seat 23 can swing up and down between a posture in which the rider can sit as shown by a solid line in FIG. 1 and a posture raised upward as shown by a two-dot chain line.

  A storage box 29 is provided below the seat 23, and the storage box 29 is opened and closed by swinging the seat 23 up and down.

(Mounting structure of turn signal lamp 22)
FIG. 3 is a right side view showing the front cover 19 with the winker lamp 22 constituting the lamp of the present invention removed. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the right turn signal lamp 22 and the front cover 19, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the right turn surface of the right turn signal lamp 22 and the front cover 19. In the following, the structure for attaching the blinker lamp 22 provided on the right side of the motorcycle 10 will be described. The mounting structure of the blinker lamp 22 provided on the left side of the motorcycle 10 is the same as that on the right side except that the structure is symmetrical with respect to the center line CL (FIG. 2) in the left-right direction of the motorcycle 10. Is omitted. Further, in the following description, the “back surface” referred to for the winker lamp 22 refers to a surface (inner surface (back surface) side of the front cover 19) that is disposed on the inner side in the left-right direction with the winker lamp 22 attached to the front cover 19. The “surface” refers to a surface (a surface facing the outer surface (front surface) side of the front cover 19) arranged on the outer side in the left-right direction.

  On the left and right sides of the front cover 19, openings 30 for attaching the blinker lamps 22 are formed. The opening 30 of the present embodiment is formed in a substantially triangular shape that is long in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a connecting portion 31 for connecting the front side cover 20 is formed on the rear side in the opening 30 of the front cover 19, and the front end in the opening 30 is A connecting plate 32 that connects the upper peripheral edge and the lower peripheral edge is formed. The connecting portion 31 is formed integrally with the front cover 19 so as to straddle the upper peripheral edge and the lower peripheral edge of the opening 30. The connecting portion 31 is formed with a mounting hole 35 for inserting a connecting screw 34.

  A connecting piece 36 is provided at the upper end of the front side cover 20 so as to protrude upward. A mounting hole 37 is formed in the connecting piece 36, the connecting piece 36 is overlapped on the back side of the connecting portion 31, and both mounting holes 35, 37 are fitted, and the connecting screw 34 is inserted into the mounting holes 35, 37. The front cover 19 and the front side cover 20 are connected to each other by fastening the nut 38 (FIG. 8). Note that a female screw may be formed in the mounting hole 37 of the connecting piece 36 and the connecting screw 34 may be screwed into the female screw.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the blinker lamp 22 includes a lamp body 40, a bulb attachment body (socket) 41 to which a bulb 44 is attached, and a lamp lens 42. The lamp body 40 is formed in a substantially triangular shape having a size that can be fitted into the opening 30. The bulb mounting body 41 is inserted into a bulb mounting portion 43 formed on the lamp body 40 from the back surface 40A side of the winker lamp 22 and is detachably mounted. The lamp lens 42 is formed in a mountain shape that swells on the surface side of the winker lamp 22, and the outer peripheral portion is formed in a substantially triangular shape that is substantially adapted to the lamp body 40.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a mounting base 45 projects from the back surface (the outer surface of the lamp body 40) 40 </ b> A of the winker lamp 22. The mounting base 45 includes front and rear vertical walls 46A and 46B and a horizontal wall 47 provided between the vertical walls 46A and 46B. A nut member 48 (FIG. 7) is attached to the upper surface of the lateral wall 47, and a fixing screw (fixing tool) 49 inserted through the lateral wall 47 from below is screwed to the nut member 48.

  An engaging portion 50 that protrudes forward is integrally provided on the front surface of the front vertical wall 46A. The engaging portion 50 is formed in a tapered shape (substantially triangular) so that the vertical width is narrowed forward in a side view. Further, the engaging portion 50 includes an engaging groove 51 that is open forward and vertically between the back surface 40 </ b> A of the winker lamp 22. At the rear end portion of the back surface 40A of the winker lamp 22, a hooking tool 52 protruding rearward is integrally formed.

  The blinker lamp 22 is attached to the front cover 19 using an attachment member (insertion member) 54 as shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the mounting member 54 used for mounting the right turn signal lamp 22. In addition, the attachment member 54 used for attachment of the left turn signal lamp 22 has a left-right symmetrical shape.

  The attachment member 54 is formed of a metal or resin plate material, and includes a base portion 55 that extends in the vertical direction, an engaged portion 56 that protrudes rearward from the central portion in the vertical direction of the base portion 55, and the base portion 55. Supporting portions 57U and 57L extending rearward from the upper end portion and the lower end portion are integrally provided. The front end edge of the base portion 55 is bent to one side (left side) to form a handle portion 58. The rear end portions 57a of the support portions 57U and 57L are curved toward one side (left side).

  The engaged portion 56 is engaged with the engaging portion 50 (engagement groove 51) (FIG. 5) of the lamp body 40, and has a shorter length in the front-rear direction than the upper and lower support portions 57U and 57L. , Offset from the base 55 to one side (left side) via the bent portion 61.

  A fixed piece 62 that protrudes laterally is provided on the lower support portion 57L. A U-shaped groove 62 </ b> A that opens rearward is formed at the tip of the fixed piece 62. The fixed piece 62 is formed separately from the engaged portion 56 and the support portions 57U and 57L, and is fixed by welding or the like. However, the fixed piece 62 may be formed integrally with the engaged portion 56 and the support portions 57U and 57L.

  FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view showing a state in which the winker lamp 22 is attached to the front cover 19, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7 shows a state where the attachment member 54 is attached, and FIG. 8 shows a state before the attachment member 54 is attached.

  The blinker lamp 22 is fitted and attached to the opening 30 from the front surface side of the front cover 19. First, as shown in FIG. 5, the winker lamp 22 is fitted to the opening 30 while the hook 52 formed on the lamp body 40 is hooked on the back surface side of the rear edge of the opening 30 as indicated by an arrow a. .

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 8, the back surface 40 </ b> A of the winker lamp 22 comes into contact with the connecting portion 31 and the connecting plate 32 (backing plates 31 and 32). The mounting base 45 and the engaging portion 50 are disposed in the front cover 19, and the lamp lens 42 is disposed outside the front cover 19.

  Next, the attachment member 54 is inserted toward the engagement groove 51 of the engagement portion 50. That is, the attachment member 54 is moved rearward (arrow b) along the back surface 40 </ b> A of the winker lamp 22 from the front side of the engagement groove 51, and the engaged portion 56 is inserted into the engagement groove 51. At the same time, the recessed groove 62A formed in the fixed piece 62 is engaged with a fixing screw 49 screwed into the mounting base 45 in a loosened state. Then, the mounting member 54 is fixed to the mounting base 45 by tightening the fixing screw 49. FIG. 9 shows an enlarged plan sectional view of the engaged state between the engaging portion 50 and the engaged portion 56, and FIG. 10 shows a side view.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the attachment member 54 is inserted into the front cover 19 from the open portion 19 </ b> A of the lower portion of the front cover 19, and extends substantially along the back surface of the front cover 19 to the engagement portion 50 in the direction of arrow b. Since it is inserted, the attachment member 54 can be attached even if the space in the front cover 19 is narrow. The fixing screw 49 is screwed onto the mounting base 45 from below, and a tool (driver) is inserted and tightened from the open portion 19A of the front cover 19 in the direction of the arrow c. Need only have a space for inserting only the tip or thin part of the tool, and it has a wide space for inserting the entire tool in the left-right direction or inserting a hand for operating the tool. Space is not required. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, even if the motorcycle cannot secure such a large space in the front cover, the turn signal lamp 22 can be attached without removing the front cover 19 from the vehicle body 12, and the mounting workability can be improved. Can be improved.

  The upper and lower support portions 57U and 57L of the mounting member 54 are in contact with the back surface of the front cover 19 to support the winker lamp 22 so as not to be detached (dropped off) on the front surface side of the front cover 19.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the side surface 50A of the engaging portion 50 facing the back surface 40A of the winker lamp 22 is inclined so that the groove width of the engaging groove 51 narrows toward the rear. As shown in FIG. 9, the engaged portion 56 of the mounting member 54 is inserted along the slope (side surface) 50 </ b> A of the engaging portion 50 while being elastically deformed toward the front cover 19.

  The engaged portion 56 functions as a leaf spring (biasing member) that applies an urging force in the direction of the arrow d to the engaging portion 50 by this elastic deformation, so that the winker lamp 22 is pulled toward the back surface side of the front cover 19. It has become. As a result, rattling of the blinker lamp 22 is prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a guide piece (guide member) 64 that comes into contact with the upper surface of the engaging portion 50 is provided on the upper edge portion of the engaged portion 56. When the engaged portion 56 is inserted into the engaging groove 51 (FIG. 8), the engaged portion 56 is positioned at an appropriate position in the vertical direction by bringing the guide piece 64 along the upper surface of the engaging portion 50. It has become.

  Support tables 65 and 66 are provided on the back surface of the front cover 19 and on both upper and lower sides of the opening 30. As shown in FIG. 5, the support bases 65 and 66 protrude from the rear surface of the front cover 19 at a predetermined height, and are substantially V-shaped first support bases protruding along the periphery of the opening 30. 65 and second support bases 66 disposed on both upper and lower sides of the first support base 65. All are formed in the shape of an elongated strip.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the engaged portion 56 is inserted into the engagement groove 51 in the arrow b direction, the vertical support portions 57U and 57L are slid on the support bases 65 and 66 in the arrow b direction. The position of the engaged portion 56 in the left-right direction (distance t from the back surface of the front cover 19) can be accurately set. The rear end portions 57a of the support portions 57U and 57L are curved in a sled shape in a direction away from the support tables 65 and 66 so that the rear ends 57a are not caught by the support tables 65 and 66 during insertion.

  The guide piece 64 (FIG. 10) and the support bases 65 and 66 (FIG. 8) constitute guide means 67 that guides the mounting member 54 so that the engaged portion 56 is appropriately engaged with the engaging portion 50. The guide member 67 allows the attachment member 54 to be attached quickly and smoothly.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the mounting member 54 is fixed to the mounting base 45 by the fixing screw 49, so that the mounting member 54 is not detached due to, for example, vibration during traveling. Further, it is possible to prevent the attachment member 54 from being removed due to mischief or theft.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the winker lamp 22 is attached to the opening 30, a connecting portion between the connecting portion 31 of the front cover 19 and the connecting piece 36 of the front side cover 20 in FIG. It is supposed to be covered from.

  That is, in this embodiment, in a vehicle cover connection structure in which two adjacent covers (front cover 19 and front side cover 20) are connected to each other, one cover (front cover) 19 is provided with a lamp (winker lamp). 22 is formed, and a connecting portion between one cover 19 and the other cover (front side cover) 20 is disposed inside the opening 30, and the connecting portion is connected to the opening. It is disclosed that the lamp (winker lamp) 22 attached to the section 30 is covered from the outside.

  In general, the vehicle body cover of the motorcycle 10 is divided into a plurality of parts, and two adjacent covers are connected to each other by a connector such as a bolt or a pin inserted from the outside. In this case, the covers can be easily connected from the outside, but the appearance is poor because the connector is exposed to the outside.

  On the other hand, in the case of the present embodiment, before attaching the lamp 22 to the opening 30 formed in one cover 19, the other cover 20 is easily connected to the connecting portion 31 by a connecting screw 34 inserted from the outside. Further, after connecting the covers 19 and 20, the connecting portion of the covers 19 and 20 can be covered by attaching the lamp 22 to the opening 30, so that the appearance is not impaired. . That is, in this embodiment, it is possible to improve both the connection workability and the appearance of the covers 19 and 20.

[Other Embodiments]
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the engaged portion 56 of the mounting member 54 applies an urging force in the direction in which the winker lamp 22 is pulled toward the back side of the front cover 19 by elastic deformation. It may be formed in a wedge shape that is inserted into the engaging groove 51, and a force in a direction in which the winker lamp 22 is pulled toward the back side of the front cover 19 may be applied to the winker lamp 22 by a wedge action.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the rear end of the blinker lamp 22 is fixed by the hook 52 and the front side is attached by the attachment member 54, but the front and rear may be reversed. It is also possible to screw the rear end side to the front cover 19. Further, both the front and rear portions of the blinker lamp 22 may be attached by the attachment member 54.

  (3) The attachment member 54 can be formed not only of metal but also of hard resin.

  (4) The present invention is not limited to the motorcycle 10, but can also be applied to an automobile. Further, the present invention is not limited to the front turn signal lamp 22 and can be applied as a mounting structure for other lamps such as a rear turn signal lamp, a head lamp, and a tail lamp.

  The present invention can be applied to various vehicles such as motorcycles such as motorcycles for general use or racing, and straddle-type automobiles.

1 is a right side view of a motorcycle to which the present invention is applied. 1 is a front view of a motorcycle. It is a right view which shows the front cover of the state which removed the blinker lamp. It is a disassembled perspective view of a right turn signal lamp and a front cover. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the right reverse side of the right turn signal lamp and the front cover. It is a perspective view of an attachment member. It is a perspective view of the back surface side which shows the state which attached the blinker lamp to the front cover. It is the VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a plane sectional view expanding and showing an engagement state of an engaging part and an engaged part. It is a side view which expands and shows the engagement state of an engaging part and an engaged part.

Explanation of symbols

10 Motorcycle 12 Car body 19 Front cover 20 Front side cover 22 Lamp (Blinker lamp)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Opening part 50 Engagement part 51 Engagement groove 52 Hooking tool 54 Attachment member 56 Engagement part 57 Support part 58 Handle part 62 Fixed piece 65 1st support stand 66 2nd support stand

Claims (6)

In the vehicle lamp mounting structure in which the opening is formed in the cover of the vehicle and the lamp is attached to the opening from the surface side of the cover,
An engagement portion is provided on the back surface of the lamp,
An attachment member having an engaged portion that engages with the engagement portion, and a support portion that abuts against the back surface of the cover;
A lamp mounting structure for a vehicle , wherein a hook for hooking on a peripheral edge of the opening is provided on one end of the lamp, and the engaging portion is provided on the other end of the lamp.   2. The vehicle lamp mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the mounting member includes a biasing member that applies a biasing force to the lamp toward the rear surface side of the cover. 3. Guide means for guiding the mounting member is provided so that the engaged portion is substantially positioned at an appropriate position with respect to the engaging portion when the engaged portion is engaged with the engaging portion. The vehicle lamp mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2 . The vehicle lamp mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , further comprising a fixture for fixing the mounting member to the lamp or the cover. A connecting portion between the cover and another cover adjacent to the cover is disposed in the opening, and the connecting portion is covered by the lamp attached to the opening. The vehicle lamp mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . A motorcycle comprising the lamp mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5 .

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